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<h2>Origin</h2>
<p>On February 12, 2007, Arnezami, a user of the Doom9 forums, posted<sup class="footnote" id="fnr1"><a href="#fn1">[1]</a></sup> a block of code that could be used to break the encryption on HD-DVDs. Shortly afterward, Wired published<sup class="footnote" id="fnr2"><a href="#fn2">[2]</a></sup> an article on the newfound key. It was then thrust<sup class="footnote" id="fnr3"><a href="#fn3">[3]</a></sup> into the limelight, with many websites and blogs weighing in on the situation.</p>
<h2>Spread</h2>
Digg was the main player in the spread of the story, and the AACS issued cease and desists to Digg, Google<sup class="footnote" id="fnr4"><a href="#fn4">[4]</a></sup>, and many other websites in an effort to prevent further spread of the exploit. They even claimed that simply saying the number out loud or posting it on the internet was illegal. Digg and Google complied with the AACS cease and desist order and censored<sup class="footnote" id="fnr5"><a href="#fn5">[5]</a></sup><sup class="footnote" id="fnr6"><a href="#fn6">[6]</a></sup> the number.
Shortly after censoring their users, Digg founder Kevin Rose announced that they would no longer be censoring the number<sup class="footnote" id="fnr7"><a href="#fn7">[7]</a></sup>. They accepted the risks of dealing with the AACS and let the users post freely, avoiding the risks of user revolt<sup class="footnote" id="fnr8"><a href="#fn8">[8]</a></sup>.
The following history of the original crack which led to the Digg post is outlined by Cory Doctorow at <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/13/bluray-and-hddvd-bro.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BoingBoing</a>:
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Arnezami, a hacker on the Doom9 forum, <A href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=121866&page=6">has published</a> a crack for extracting the "processing key" from a high-def DVD player. This key can be used to gain access to every single Blu-Ray and HD-DVD disc. Previously, another Doom9 user called Muslix64 had broken both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD by extracting the "volume keys" for each disc, a cumbersome process. This break builds on Muslix64's work but extends it -- now you can break all AACS-locked discs. AACS took years to develop, and it has been broken in weeks. The developers spent billions, the hackers spent pennies.
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<h2>Derivatives</h2>
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<h2>External References</h2>
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<a href="#fnr1">[1]</a></sup> Doom9 Forums - <a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=953484#post953484" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Processing Key, Media Key and Volume ID found!!!</a> / 2-12-2007
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<a href="#fnr2">[2]</a></sup> Wired - <a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2007/02/the_new_hddvdbl/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The New HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Hack: What It Might Mean For Us</a>
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<a href="#fnr3">[3]</a></sup> Techmeme - <a href="http://www.techmeme.com/070502/p5#a070502p5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Digg This: 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5- 63-56-88-c0</a> / 5-2-2007
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<a href="#fnr4">[4]</a></sup> ChillingEffects.org - <a href="http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=3218" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AACS licensor complains of posted key</a> / 4-17-2007
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<a href="#fnr5">[5]</a></sup> Digg - <a href="http://digg.com/news/story/Digg_Banned_me_for_Typing_a_Number" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Digg Banned Me for Typing a Number</a> / 5-2-2007
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<a href="#fnr6">[6]</a></sup> Monopolies of the Mind - <a href="http://rudd-o.com/en/monopolies-of-the-mind/google-adsense-has-censored-me-because-of-the-hd-dvd-key" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google AdSense has censored me because of the HD-DVD key</a> / 2-15-2008
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<a href="#fnr7">[7]</a></sup> Digg Blog - <a href="http://blog.digg.com/?p=_blank rel="nofollow">Digg Banned Me for Typing a Number</a> / 5-2-2007
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<a href="#fnr6">[6]</a></sup> Monopolies of the Mind - <a href="http://rudd-o.com/en/monopolies-of-the-mind/google-adsense-has-censored-me-because-of-the-hd-dvd-key" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google AdSense has censored me because of the HD-DVD key</a> / 2-15-2008
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<a href="#fnr7">[7]</a></sup> Digg Blog - <a href="http://blog.digg.com/?p=74" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Digg This: 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0</a> / 5-1-2007
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<a href="#fnr8">[8]</a></sup> Flickr - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8072909@N02/480933625/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Digg's Top 10</a> / 5-1-2007
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